December 18, 2020—Myzone has announced it will continue to support the physical activity community by offering free live gym classes through its MZ-Remote platform for all its eligible facilities and Myzone users. The move provides ongoing access to wellbeing initiatives for the gyms and leisure centers around the world that are either still closed due to COVID,…
GILBERT, AZ—December 18, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness around the importance of staying healthy and fit, but many gyms remain closed due to state and federal protocols. ClubConnect, the fitness industry’s leading training, and education platform, is working to ensure safe access to health clubs and fitness professionals. Along with its sister organizations, the…
Health professionals who sign the “Medical Endorsement of Exercise & Lifestyle Medicine” letter affirm “[health] clubs provide a place for our patients to work on their physical and mental health and experience much-needed socialization in a safe, controlled environment.” Decisions about COVID-19 must be based on facts and evidence. Research and data are increasingly demonstrating…
Medical and public health experts speak on the critical need to keep gyms open. Lawmakers loosen restrictions on health and fitness clubs. From the start of the pandemic, lawmakers depicted health clubs in a negative light and the public’s perception of clubs turned dismissive. Since then, the health and fitness industry has been fiercely advocating…
BOSTON, MA—December 17, 2020—The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has released the 2020 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report. This year’s report, sponsored by ClubReady, discusses health club member growth and trends over the past decade, along with the impact of the pandemic on fitness consumers. Based on a nationwide sample of more than 18,000 interviews,…
GREENVILLE, SC—December 16, 2020—Jab, Cross, Uppercut! 9Round Fitness, the world’s largest kickboxing chain, has announced the launch of 9RoundNOW, an official app that will provide on-demand trainer-led workouts via video instruction by 9Round’s team of professional trainers. A selection of new 30-minute workouts are posted for members each week with a variety of kickboxing-based exercises…
DALLAS, TX—December 15, 2020—Gold’s Gym has joined forces with actor and former IFBB Mr. America and Mr. Universe, Lou Ferrigno, to reflect on the brand’s legacy and to start a conversation about what the perfect gym of the future should look like. In a video call-to-action posted across Gold’s Gym’s and Lou Ferrigno’s Facebook and Instagram…
CHICAGO, IL—December 15, 2020—LES MILLS On Demand has been crowned No. 1 among the “Best At-home Workouts” for 2020 in the USA Today annual 10Best Reader’s Choice awards. With the pandemic driving a digital and workout boom during 2020, the at-home fitness sector was one of the zeitgeist categories featured in USA Today’s annual “10Best” Reader’s Choice awards. And LES…
Lancaster, PA—December 15, 2020—Ecore, a manufacturer of safe, ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, is proud to announce that Allison Porter has joined its sales team as Director of Sales, East & Strategic Accounts. Porter is an experienced strategic brand development professional and a top performing sales and customer experience leader….
IHRSA launches the Active & Safe Commitment at a time when exercise is more important than ever to global health. IHRSA has launched the Active & Safe Commitment, an initiative to reaffirm the health club industry’s unyielding dedication to safety at this time when exercise has never been more important to global health. Developed by industry…
BOSTON, MA—December 10, 2020—IHRSA, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, has launched the Active & Safe Commitment for the global fitness industry to demonstrate that health and fitness clubs are operating with best industry practices and mitigation risks. As a vital resource for members to improve physical and mental well-being, it is essential for clubs worldwide…
Technogym – the world leading brand in fitness and wellness products, services and digital technologies and official supplier to the last 7 Olympic games – has been awarded a five-year contract to supply its state-of-the-art equipment and digital solutions to Fitness Time – the largest network of sport and fitness clubs in Saudi Arabia with…